{"id":127214,"date":"2021-09-21T22:18:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T03:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=127214"},"modified":"2021-09-21T22:18:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T03:18:18","slug":"championship-changes-hands-on-tonights-episode-of-nxt-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/21\/championship-changes-hands-on-tonights-episode-of-nxt-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Championship changes hands on tonight&#8217;s episode of NXT 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-540917892\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Roderick Strong is the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Strong defeated Kushida on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/21\/9-21-nxt-on-usa-report-wellss-report-on-kushida-vs-roderick-strong-nxt-champion-tommaso-ciampa-opening-the-show-more\/\">this week&#8217;s episode of NXT 2.0 to win the title.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1440508765715918852<\/p>\n<p>Strong won the match after hitting Kushida with his back breaker finisher. Malcom Bivens and other members of Diamond Mine interfered in the match on multiple occasions including putting Strong&#8217;s foot on the ropes to cause a break and allowing the match to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Strong celebrated with Diamond Mine after the match, but the party was short-lived as Grayson Waller interrupted. Waller challenged Strong to a title match next week and Strong accepted.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXT\/status\/1440500892399144961<\/p>\n<p>Other announced matches for next week&#8217;s show include Toxic Attraction vs. Io Shirai &amp; Zoey Stark for the NXT Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship and Raquel Gonzalez vs. Franky Monet for the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/21\/triple-h-makes-first-comments-since-heart-procedure\/\">Triple H makes first comments since heart procedure<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3840034112\"><div id=\"pwtor-2686951342\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Roderick Strong is the new NXT Cruiserweight Champion. 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